NATO allies showcased increased defence spending with new arms contracts worth billions of dollars at a summit in Turkey.

A man in his 70s has been charged in connection with the investigation into the death of a woman in Co Laois on Sunday.

A survivor of abuse by former swimming coach George Gibney has said it a "big deal to be vindicated" by yesterday's verdicts.

Met Éireann has said that a prolonged spell of very warm weather is expected, with temperatures exceeding 25C over the coming days.

The house purchasing power of Irish residents has weakened in the last few decades, but is the path to home ownership any shorter outside Ireland?